Shakey Jake
b. James D. Harris, 12 April 1921, Earle, Arkansas, USA, d. 2 March 1990, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, USA. A professional gambler when not playing harmonica (his nickname was derived from the crapshooters’ call ‘Shake ’em, Jake’), Harris began playing in Chicago blues bands during the late 40s. His 1958 single ‘Call Me If You Need Me’/‘Roll Your Moneymaker’, recorded for the Artistic subsidiary of Cobra Records, featured guitar work by his nephew Magic Sam. During the 60s he recorded two albums that did not do him justice, as club recordings with Sam make evident. His encouragement of younger musicians brought about the recording debut of, among others, Luther Allison, with whom Jake recorded his best album after moving to Los Angeles. In later years, occasional recordings appeared, including some on his own label, and Harris ran a blues club for a while, but was dogged by poor health and isolated by neighbourhood gang violence.
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Diskografie
9 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Sweet Home Chicago Blues '67 (Live)
R&B - Erschienen bei Delta Blues am 30.10.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Roll Your Money Maker
Shakey Jake, The Willie Dixon Band
Blues - Erschienen bei Artistic am 03.01.1958
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Hard Road to Travel (Live)
R&B - Erschienen bei Delta Records am 04.07.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Nok Nok / Monster Kill (Original Mix)
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Kevlar Beats am 27.10.2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Blues Originals; 'Good Times' & 'Mouth Harp Blues' (Remastered)
R&B - Erschienen bei PROFOUND am 30.06.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Respect Me Baby / A Hard Road (Digital 45)
Blues - Erschienen bei Essential Media Group am 14.04.2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Mouth Harp Blues / Gimme a Smile (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Erschienen bei Hit Singles Records am 01.02.2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
My Foolish Heart / Jake's Blues (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Erschienen bei Hit Singles Records am 18.02.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Love My Baby / Things Is Alright (All Tracks Remastered)
Blues - Erschienen bei Hit Singles Records am 03.07.2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo